Missouri
Travel Blogs from Missouri, United States
Bill and Nancy Echols
... life as she grows to womanhood. Go girl go!! Monday 19th Andy and I were sleeping like dogs out there in the Missouri countryside. Under stars of unsurpassed brilliance and the yelping of coyotes in the background, all was at peace for us in ...
Day 4
Highlights of Saturday: It is Saturday right? We left Memphis by 9:00 am to drive to St. Louis. Our concert today was at a home facility for adults with extreme mental and physical disabilities...called PonyBird. We were welcomed there with a ...
3 weeks and counting
Folks we are 3 weeks and counting until our departure. The journey to find our Madison Rose is quickly approaching and we are nervous and excited at the same time. After 15 months of waiting our dream is about to be realized. There are still horror ...
Visited downtown
As we entered Missouri we were hit by a amazing smell of coffee...yes coffee...I love coffee...so we will for sure find a good place for coffe around here...not Starbucks....someting ...
Tan-Tar-A Day 4
Day 4: Holy frozen crystal batman! Sheesh! Talk about a quick change in weather! Yesterday it was 74 and gorgeous and today it's 32 and the wind is howling over the lake like a Scottish Banshee on a full moon night! We've retreated to ...
Saint Louie! What a city
... different thing. It is actually a monuement to the Thomas Jefferson/Louis and Clarke era or the great western expansion of the United States. Hence the name the "Gateway Arch" (gateway to the west). The arch was actually the winning design ...
Return to the States
After spending a month in Chiang Mai, I returned to the States. To follow up on my studies abroad, I was asked to do two lectures in a course on contemporary Chinese society. The lectures surveyed the areas I studied and the influence of China ...
Down to the wire...
Well, I'm going to give this blog thing a go. Those of you who know me well know that this is going to be a big step for me. I love to tell stories, but I much prefer the symbiotic relationship that comes with telling people stories face to ...
Pythagorean Theorem
Flooded rivers made the equation for today's ride roughly: Extra Distance = (a+b) - sqrt(a^2 + b^2) That is to say, if you look on the map of St. Joseph on the upper right of this post and locate the town of Atchison to the Southwest (across the river in ...
43 hours and counting
Its astounding. Time is fleeting. Time...it seems to be all I have. For me, when going on a trip, it feels like I cross a mental border. I count the days until I leave and then at some point, life becomes a mad dash to get everything in order ...
Christmas in Missouri
We left our jobs at the end of the year and spent the holidays in Missouri with Alex's ...
Hejhopp allihoppa!
Welcome to the show-me state, Missouri! That's where we are, the road is long and straight and everything around us is pretty much flat. We left Strongsville, Ohio yesterday evening around 6pm which means that we have been on the road for about 15 ...
Meramec Caverns
Our first big stop of the day was in Stanton, Missouri at the Meramec caverns. Much like our campsite, it was virtually empty. Apparently, Jesse James and his gang used these caves numerous times to keep from being captured. They ...
Home again!
That was a long flight but I'm finally back home. The "kiddies" are good and hanging around me now. Looks like I got a lot of cat hair to vacuum. Thanks for hanging around. ...
Second Day of Classes
... for all, so when a low-income woman becomes pregnant, she gets prenatal care that is unattainable for a similar woman in the United States. The idea of universal health care is something that has always been something that I felt that the US needed to ...
The glorious Arch!
... back on those country roads with no stimulation for a while. I wish there was some way to skip though all the flatness of Missouri and Kansas and get right to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado! Well, patience is a good thing and I've never been out to ...
Treking to Blue Springs
... . We drove over the Mississippi River between Illinois and Missouri and in light of recent events was praying is wouldn't collapse. Missouri was the most exciting. On a hunch I wanted to go the Outlets and reward myself with sales for all ...
Lost in St Louis
Another morning of coffee beside the Mississippi before hitting the road to St Louis - only a mere 550 km drive away. Earlier that morning I had broken the catch on the wardrobe door, so we stopped at an RV place & bought a replacement packet of 2. ...
Evacuation to St. Louis
When I arrived in St. Louis, Mrs. Scully and Erin picked me up at the airport and we went to lunch. I was quite flustered and very happy to see them. I spent the next four days in St. Louis (Peter joined me the next day after taking twelve hours to ...
Chilly Divin' & the Blues
... drive, so I'll have to check it out later. One thing is for sure: after driving on the highways in southern Missouri I will no longer criticize the "boring" South Dakota highways. There is something to be said for straight, flat roads. After ...
Beer and Arches
... to browse the walls and pick up a shotglass for my collection. To finish out the day I traveled south to Sullivan, Missouri to make tomorrow's adventures a little quicker to get to. Tonight I have decided to stay at a Flying J Travel Center ...
Scenic Drive Through Missouri Ozarks
... ideas when we were both standing either side and got soaked by the water coming off! Oops. We then headed for Springfield (still in Missouri) where we are staying at the Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven. Such a cute lil hotel and all route 66 themed with ...
Back in Missouri
... Scott National Historic Site in the morning. Unfortunately, we could not find an RV park any closer, so we drove on to Nevada, Missouri, another 20 miles east. For the first time in many days, we were no longer on US 50. For the first ...
Another change of plans
We had originally planned to drive on to Jefferson City, Missouri, and collect another state capitol stamp. We decided to change plans and drive to Van Buren, Missouri, instead along US 60, to visit Ozark National Scenic Riverways. This was created ...
The beginning
Well my trip has officially begun as I have left home on Aug 5, although I am only 90 miles away in Columbia, Missouri. On Aug 10 I will be boarding the Grey Hound bus and heading south to Baton Rouge and New Orleans to visit a friend and check ...
Where's Herman
... Trail on a 30 mile bike treke, 20 on a flat tire? And did he get that 18 year old tire fixed at the Hermann Bike Shop for a whopping $3 labor charge? He did all those things in two full days in Hermann, Missouri. ...
North Coast back to San Fran
On Wednesday, I broke camp and drove the slow, scenic route back to San ...
I'm Burning for You
Finally I am updating here. I am grateful for your patience. Well I have quite a bit to update since leaving Sedalia. It was another beautiful hike into Clifton City. No water there, but met some great folks. I ended up ...

